Gateway Arch

 Here's another piece I recently finished.

Gateway Arch

8"X10"

From this picture ...

... I made a line drawing.

Detail of the stitching and couched thread I used for the arch.

This piece went to a friend, Marilyn who is part of the Southern Fiber Artist group.

Friendship Oak

Friendship Oak -- 8"X10"

Detail

This live oak tree continues to stand in Long Beach, MS. It has a long interesting history that is recorded HERE.

I adapted the picture with a photo app, ironed it to freezer paper, and sent it through my printer and then ...

... quilted it. When it was finished it just didn't have the pop that I like in my quilts. So ...

I enhanced it with brighter fabric and Superior's varigated thread. Here you can see the difference the change made.

This is for my friend Rena.

Flipper -- SAQA Fresh Fish Project

"Flipper"

I made this piece for SAQA's Florida Fresh Fish Project. They asked for both fresh and salt water creatures for an exhibit at the 2022 SAQA Conference in St. Petersburg.

Detail

2020 MSC Artists' Showcase

The Mississippi State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts will present their 2020 Showcase at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center and will be filmed for showing on social media. Frank Janka will adjudicate the showcase, and his comments on each artist's work will be included in the film.

I'm thrilled to have 3 pieces included in the exhibit.

Tower of Babel -- 2018

7.5"X10"

Tower of Pisa -- 2019

7.5"X10"

 Eiffel Tower II -- 2018

7.5"X10"

Eiffel Tower II

Eiffel Tower II -- 2018

7.5" X 10"

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. --Wikipedia

This piece answered the call to make a piece of fiber art referring to 'blue' and 'home.' "When Gustave Eiffel designed his namesake tower, he cleverly included a private apartment for himself where he hosted famous guests, like Thomas Edison. The apartment is now open for the public to tour." -- Wikipedia

I used "Google Street View" to find a pleasing view of the tower and saved a picture of the scene. From there I used an app to my liking and then printed it out onto fabric and free-motion machine stitched on top of the design. It is quilted with Superior Threads +/- 1/16th inch horizontally.

Detail

My first attempt of the tower was quilted +/-1/8th"